In response to the devastating economic impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed two stimulus packages: the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA).
The Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District expects to receive $4,821,206 in ARPA funding and $1,497,715 in CRRSAA funding.
New York state requires us to share our district’s preliminary spending plans for the aforementioned federal stimulus allocations by July 1. We also must file a formal application for stimulus funding by July 15.
Please note that we will continue to provide updates as our plans become more detailed and finalized in the coming weeks and months. Decisions about specific ways we can use stimulus funding to improve our programming and facilities for students will be informed, in part, by a survey sent distributed to our students, families, staff and community. That survey remains open until Thursday, July 8, at this link: Stimulus Funds Survey.
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
Funding Available Through Sept, 30, 2024
On March 11, 2021, the President signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The 2021-22 enacted New York state budget includes language requiring each local school district receiving federal ARP-ESSER funds to post on its website, on or before July 1, 2021, a plan by school year of how such funds will be expended and how the district will prioritize spending on non-recurring expenses in the following areas:
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Safely returning students to in-person instruction;
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Maximizing in-person instruction time;
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Operating schools and meeting the needs of students;
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Purchasing educational technology;
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Addressing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on students, including the impacts of interrupted instruction and learning loss and the impacts on low-income students, children with disabilities, English language learners, and students experiencing homelessness;
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Implementing evidence-based strategies to meet students’ social, emotional, mental health, and academic needs;
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Offering evidence-based summer, afterschool, and other extended learning and enrichment programs; and
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Supporting early childhood education.
Districts also must ensure that such interventions respond to students’ academic, social, and emotional needs and address the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on economically disadvantaged students, children with disabilities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care.
Cobleskill-Richmondville expects to receive $4,821,206 in ARPA funding. The funding and related expenditures will be accounted for separately from the school district general fund budget.
Our district must reserve (or set-aside) specific sums of our ARPA allocation for required programs and services. Those reserves include:
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Remediation and Learning Loss Programming: $1,988,483 (over 3 years)
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Summer Enrichment Programming: $284,521 (over 3 years)
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Afterschool Programming: $284,521 (over 3 years)
Beyond those required reserves, the district intends to expend ARPA funds during the following school year(s): 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24* (*through September 30, 2024). The district anticipates expending ARPA funds on the following eligible programs, services, and expenditures:
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Summer programming for students
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Expanded before- and after-school programming for students
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Programs supporting students’ academic needs, including impact of COVID-19 on students’ continuity of instruction and learning
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Purchase of computers, tablets, and other instructional technology
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Programs supporting students’ social, emotional, and mental health needs
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Upgrades to school heating/cooling/ventilation systems
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Other upgrades and improvements to school facilities related to staff and student health, safety, and wellness.
The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA)
Funding Available Through September 30, 2023
The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act 2021 (CRRSA), was signed into law on December 27, 2020. Largely unrestricted, CRRSAA funds may be used to support a broad range of programs and activities including:
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Activities to address the unique needs of low-income children or students, students with disabilities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities, students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care, including how outreach and service delivery will meet the needs of each population.
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Developing and implementing procedures and systems to improve the preparedness and response efforts of districts during times of pandemic or other public health emergencies.
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Training and professional development for staff on sanitation and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases; purchasing supplies to sanitize and clean district facilities.
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Planning for, coordinating, and implementing activities during long-term closures, including providing meals to eligible students, providing technology for online learning to all students, providing guidance for carrying out requirements under the IDEA and ensuring other education services can continue to be provided consistent with all Federal, State, and local requirements.
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Purchasing educational technology (including hardware, software, and connectivity) for students that aids in regular and substantive educational interaction between students and their classroom instructors, including low-income students and students with disabilities.
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Providing mental health services and supports, including through the implementation of evidence-based full-service community schools.
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Planning and implementing activities related to summer learning and enrichment and supplemental after-school programs, including providing classroom instruction or online learning during the summer months and addressing the needs of low-income students, students with disabilities, English learners, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care.
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Addressing the academic impact of lost instructional time for students, including low-income students, students with disabilities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities, students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care.
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School facility repairs and improvements to enable operation of schools to reduce risk of virus transmission and exposure to environmental health hazards, and to support student health and wellness needs.
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Inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, replacement, and upgrade projects to improve the indoor air quality in school facilities, including mechanical and non-mechanical heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, filtering, purification and other air cleaning, fans, control systems, and window and door repair and replacement.
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Developing strategies and implementing public health protocols including, to the greatest extent practicable, policies in line with guidance from the CDC for the reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain the health and safety of students, educators, and other staff.
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The provision of child care and early childhood education.
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The provision of social and emotional support programs.
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The protection of education-related jobs.
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The provision of educational services to students.
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The maintenance of the ongoing functionality of the local educational agency.
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Other activities that are necessary to maintain the operation of and continuity of services in the district and continuing to employ existing staff of the district.
In addition, a district may also use CRRSSA funds for any activity authorized by the ESEA of 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
The Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District expects to receive $1,497,715 in CRRSAA funding. The funding and related expenditures will be accounted for separately from the school district general fund budget.
CRRSAA funds will be utilized (a) to reimburse the district for expenditures and losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years and (b) to fund eligible expenses during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years.
Here is an overview of eligible CRRSAA expenses the district anticipates during the 2021-22 school year.
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Reimbursement for prior-year eligible expenses including:
2019-20 school year
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Food Service operating loss
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Transportation standby costs
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Support staff standby costs
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Personal protective equipment and supplies
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Disinfecting equipment and supplies.
2020-21 school year
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Additional instructional staff/cost due to remote learning
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Additional instructional support staff, including teaching assistants due to remote learning
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Remote learning professional development and support
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Medical consultation services
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Extended day and summer school academic support for students
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Ventilation system filtration and air-purification equipment and supplies
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Disinfecting equipment and supplies
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Personal protective equipment and supplies
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Food Service operating loss
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Student furniture for social distancing.
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Expenditures on the following eligible expenses:
2021-22 and 2022-23 school years
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Expanded home/school liaison and mental health supports for students
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Expanded support for all students, including students with special needs
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Additional remedial supports and/or class size reduction
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Summer school academic support (including transportation)
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Upgrades to school ventilation systems
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Upgrade/Replacement of school ventilation system filters
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Professional Development for administrators, faculty, and staff related to students’ academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs.
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Professional development of custodial and food service staff related to cleaning and disinfection
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Professional development for maintenance staff related to ventilation systems and air purification
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Medical consulting services; upgrades to school health offices
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Professional development related to remote/distance learning
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Purchase of educational technology including hardware, software, and connectivity
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Campus health, safety, and recreation enhancements.
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Other eligible expenses intended to provide additional academic and social-emotional support for students resulting from interrupted learning during the pandemic.
LEA ARP-ESSER Plan
Application Part 1
Application Part 2
ARP-ESSER Budget Narrative
FS-10
CRRSA Spending Plan
FS-10
FS-10 (Revised)
CRRSA ESSER Budget Narrative
CRRSA GEER2 Budget Narrative
Combined Funding Application
More Information
The ARPA and CRRSAA spending plans will be updated throughout the school year(s) as necessary and posted to this website. Annual program budgets and amended budgets will be available for inspection in the district’s business office at 155 Washington Avenue, Cobleskill, NY 12043.
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